Anna Gerrard

Hello! I’m Anna. I’m a private sector strategist, fundraiser, and builder who helps organizations solve entrenched development and social-impact challenges by redesigning markets, financing, and revenue models.

For 15+ years, I’ve worked across Africa, Asia, and Latin America with donors, NGOs, social enterprises, governments, and companies to model practical, market-led solutions in global health and economic development. My work sits where strategy meets execution: diagnosing market failures, designing viable pathways forward, and helping teams move from theory to action.

What sets my work apart is the ability to connect the dots across strategy, markets, and funding - and turn that into something practical.

On the development side, I specialize in:
• Market shaping & access: private sector development, market systems, social enterprise
• Sustainable financing: blended finance, innovative funding models, investment readiness
• Policy & regulation: translating market insight into regulatory and institutional reform.

On the fundraising side, I bring deep, hands-on expertise in how money actually moves and how nonprofits can diversify beyond a narrow donor base. I’m the co-founder of GoFundraise.ai, an AI-enabled platform built to help nonprofits research prospects faster, build stronger pipelines, and raise funds more strategically. This isn’t theoretical work, it’s entrepreneurial, product-driven, and grounded in years of securing institutional, foundation, and corporate funding myself.

I’m particularly energized by work that:
• Unlocks private capital for public good
• Designs effective public-private partnerships
• Uses market analysis to open new opportunities
• Strengthens regulatory and policy environments
• Helps NGOs build durable revenue models
• Demystifies data so leaders can make better decisions.

I regularly speak on panels, advise organizations, and support leadership teams navigating growth, funding transitions, and complex market environments. Through Sunshine Ventures LLC, I work with clients who want solutions that are commercially grounded, politically feasible, and scalable.

If you’re tackling a hard problem, or rethinking how your organization funds its mission, I’m always open to a thoughtful conversation.
Let’s connect.